Kirron Kher greeted with black flags, eggs in Chandigarh

A section of BJP workers showed black flags and threw eggs at the cavalcade of actor Kirron Kher when she arrived here after being nominated by BJP for Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat. (PTI)

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The disgruntled workers termed her as an "outsider". There has been resentment among a section of BJP workers after 58-year-old Kirron's name was announced by the party on Saturday as candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat, polling for which will take place on April 10. (PTI)

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Kirron Kher, who reached here by an afternoon flight, was shown black flags at a few places enroute by a group of party workers, sources said. (PTI)

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She was accompanied by former MP Satya Pal Jain, who was earlier a contender for the Chandigarh seat, which is currently represented by Congress' Pawan Kumar Bansal. (PTI)

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At a couple of places, the workers also raised slogans against her, claiming that she was an "outsider". They also created ruckus at the BJP's party office here later. (PTI)

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Eggs were also thrown at a car by some activists in which her actor husband Anupam Kher was travelling, though Kirron was not in that vehicle. (PTI)

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The party has named Kher as the candidate from Chandigarh, "ignoring" three frontrunners including Satya Pal Jain, Chandigarh BJP president Sanjay Tandon and former Union minister Harmohan Dhawan. (PTI)

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When Kher's candidature was announced by the party on Saturday, there was resentment in the Chandigarh unit of the BJP, leading to a few resignations by some office bearers of the city unit. (PTI)

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Meanwhile, Kirron tried to downplay the protest against her by a section of BJP workers. Seeking to reach out to those who were protesting her candidature on the grounds that she was an 'outsider', Kirron told reporters that she had her roots in Chandigarh and also had connection with neighbouring Himachal Pradesh. "I am a daughter of Chandigarh. I was born and brought up here. I have lived here. Those opposing me are also from the BJP family. We will pacify them," Kirron said. (PTI)

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One person was killed and four others were injured today when police opened fire to quell violence involving two groups over fishing in a leased out natural water body in the district. "One person identified as Biswajit Bordoloi (19) was killed and four others injured," Superintendent of Police Ainul Haque said adding, the wounded were admitted to Morigaon Civil Hospital. (PTI)

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At around 10.30 AM, nearly 5000 people gathered at Tetelia Kordoi Beel and tried to forcibly catch fish there, he said. When the employees of the lessee of the water body tried to prevent them from fishing, the two sides clashes, Haque said. (PTI)

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They continued to attack each other even after police resorted to lathicharge and firing of rubber bullets, he said, adding, to control the situation police fired five rounds of bullets. Additional security men have been posted in the area and the situation was now under control, Haque said. (PTI)